Faye Brookes and Gareth Gates ‘engaged’

ICONINSIDER — Faye Brookes and Gareth Gates are engaged.
The ‘Coronation Street’ star and the singer briefly split in September but have since reunited, and they are now said to be planning an engagement bash later this month in Manchester.
A TV source said: “Faye and Gareth are over the moon.
“They’d been together a long time and the split was a bit of a blip, but they’ve totally got over it and now they want to plan their future as a couple.”
Several of Faye’s ‘Corrie’ co-stars are expected to attend the engagement party, as well as their friends and family.
The source added to The Sun newspaper: “There will be lots of Faye’s co-stars and other famous faces alongside their friends and family – everyone will be delighted for them.”
Faye, 31, confirmed in September that she and Gareth – who met in 2012 when they played lovers on the UK tour of ‘Legally Blonde The Musical’ – had gone their separate ways, but the 34-year-old singer later revealed in November that the pair had rekindled their relationship.
At the time of their split, she wrote on Twitter: “Unfortunately @Gareth_Gates and I are choosing to take some time apart. We remain the very best of friends. We’d like to Thank you for all your support over the years x (sic)”
In a similar message, Gareth tweeted: “Unfortunately @Faye_Brookes and I are choosing to take some time apart. We remain the very best of friends. We’d like to Thank you for all your support over the years x (sic)”
Faye – who plays Kate Connor in the ITV soap – has previously said she wants to spend the “rest of [her] life” with Gareth.
She said: “We’ve talked about it. And that day will come, I’m sure of it, but that’s not for now. “Every Valentine’s Day the conversation comes up. I’m like: ‘Listen, I’m totally career-driven,’ and he knows that.
“I’ve found the guy I want to spend the rest of my life with and if he does propose, then it’s going be a complete surprise.”

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